[A transcript of a talk given at the Galileo Commission, 29th August 2023]   TECHNE & TERRAFORMING: Human life upon this planet is now transitioning into an era of techne (technē). Techne is not only a piece of technology, but also the behaviour, lifestyle practices, attitudes, skill sets, and more, than run alongside, or are activated, by the architecture of technology in order for its inclusion into human life. In 1987 the English poet Heathcote Williams published his epic poem ‘Autogeddon’ about the impact of the automobile. In it he [...]